Sliding holder for broiler pans



Aug. 12, 1930. BRE|Tw|E$ER 1,772,534

SLIDING HOLDER FOR BROILER FANS Filed June 26, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1gnoento'v V attozvw-qs Aug. 12, 1930 I E. BREi'rwiEsER 1,772,534

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I N a A I M I l f 32 ll"I um"! um I k |I attozmq 5 Patented Aug. 12,1930 EDWARD, nnnrrwrnsnn; or BUrFAiouvEw rA rEN'r OFFICE p YORK,Assrenon tronurrnto (JO-OPERA 'rrvn s'rovnco, or UrrALo, new YORK, Aoonronnrron or new YORK snmrne Home; non BROILER Pens Application filedJune 26,

7 in a cooko'ven so that the broiler pan can be readily moved out of theoven or into the samewhen it is desired to remove orprepare thefoodcooking in the same. i

The principal object of this-invention isto provide such a broilenpanholder which can be easily slid in andout of the oven andin which thebroiler pan can'be readily placed and removed, the supported broiler panin the outward positionaof the holder being arrangedwhollyexterior oftheoven.

Another, ,aim isgto provide such a holder whichis light in Weight andofdurable construction and willnot become warped under the conditionsofoven heat but will operate to give continuous satisfactory service. IAnotheraim is to provide avholder of this character whichis supportedwholly by rails secured to the oven floor in all positions thereof andat no time bears against the oven .door. A still further object is toprovide a holder in which-the broiler pan can be placed at differentheights so astopermit of placing the pan atdifferent distances from theusual over-Q headflame for different meats being broiled.

Another object is to provide means whereby the usual lid lifter canpbeused to move the. broiler pan holder in and out of the oven, this" beingparticularly important when the holder ishotsi g Another purpose is to-provide means for limiting the outward movement of the hold er,whichmeans can be readily. released when it is desired to removethe holderfrom the oven." I

Other aims are toprovide aII-lIIGXPGDSlVG sliding broiler pan holder ofthis character which is readily assembled and can be easilyplaceddnstoves of standard design, and which takes up the minimum amountof room in the oven. 1 In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is afragmentary perspective view of a stove showing the broiler oven dooropen and the sliding broilerpan holder shdpart way out of the oven.

Figure 2 1s a cross section of the oven and was. '1 Serial No. 288,354.

floor 5, side walls 6, top 7', and front door a Y 8 which is hinged atits lower end fordownr wardly swinging a movement and when open forms acontinuation of the oven floor 5.

The door is limited in its downward move- 11161113111 any suitablemanner and is opened and closed by means ofthe usual handle 9 'ing theignited gas downwardly and laterally so as to broil the meatsplaced. inthe oven. The sliding broiler pan holder forming the subject matter ofthe present invention in its. general organization comprises a pair ofrails secured to the'oven floor, a skeleton horlzontal member, shoesmounted on this the supporting rails there to similar 7 i skeletonmember'and engaging the rails, posts rising from the sides of theskeleton memin different positions relative to the flame,relea'sablemeans for limiting the outward 'mo'vement of thefskeletonmember and suit- 17 by means of which it is secured to the oven floor 5and this rail is formed to provide a V-shaped ridge or corrugation 18.The other rail section 19 ofeach rail is secured to the ber and eachhaving a series of lugs or ledges which are adapted to support thebroiler pan sections 16 of each rail is provided with ears thcse' shfoesis formed to provide a V-shaped longitudinal-groove 23 which receivesthe V- shaped longitudinal ridge 18 on the respective rail. Each shoeisalso formed to provide an outwardly extending flange 2t-whieh engagesunder the flange 20 of the respective rail. p

It is apparent from the above that a rail and shoe construction isprovided which permits the skeleton member 14 to be easily V.pact,.simple. and .easilyfoperated slidingwithdrawn from the oven andthat on all positions the Skeleton member is supported by therails,since in. the outward positionof, the skeleton member, the engagement ofthe flanges '20 and,24l prevents the downward.

movement of each-shoe'and the shoes cannot,

therefore, rest onthe innersurface of the oven. door- On each side ofthe skeletonmember 14, a

from the skeleton member adjacent theoven walls .6 and each pair. isconnected. at the lower ends by an lntegral bar 28. To sup- 1 portthebroiler pan 29 on these posts, each post is provided with a series ofinwardly projecting ledges or lugs 30wl1icl1 engage the 7 under side ofthe edges of the broiler pan 29 and support itin a horizontal position,as best shown in Fig.12. The ledges 80 of each post are preferablysoarranged that the distances between them progressively decrease as they.approach the gas burners 13. By thls means whenthe pan 29 is supportednear the top of the posts and the flames of the burners, a fineradjustment of its position relative to thefiame, by the selection of theledges used, is possible than when the pan is supported near .the bottomof the: posts for slow.

" broiling of the meat therein.

To permit of sliding the broiler pan holder in and out of the ovenwithout danger of burning the person so doing, the skeleton member 141sv formed at its front side to pro videa cross bar 31, and on the upperside tions 32 as shown in Fig. 8and the holder shifted either outwardlyor inwardly.

To prevent the person using the broilerpan holder from pulling the sameout beyond .tion and -to :install. 1

its supporting rails,-astoplug 3'4lis caston one of the rail sections 19and a latch 35 is pivotally mounted on '5 the skeleton member 14. Inwithdrawing. the holder, the lateh'35 rides along the rail section 19until it strikes.

the stop lug 3a, which stops'furthen :movement of the holder. If it :isdesired-to remove theholderftor cleaning it, the latch 35 is lifted soas topass over the stop lug ,34

and thereby permit theholderto bei co1nside of the broiler. oven and thebroiler-panthereby can be readily; removed therefrom.

As: a- .whole. this invention providesa com- 1 out of order andisinexpensivein I claim as my invention:

1. A device of the. character *describedfor construesaid rails beingformed to provide a. longi .tudinal ridge. and. an @inturnedlongitudinal flange, a shoe engagingeach ofsaid-mails,- each shoe beingvformed to provide a groove flange thereof, and receptacle supportingreceiving-the ridge oflthecorresponding rail and a flangeprojecting:undernthe-inturned 10o means carried by said shoes, saidshoes pro a jecting rearwardly from said receptacle sup portingmeanslwhereby said receptacle supporting means =c-an be completelywithdrawn from the oven-. i

2. A device of thecharaeter described for slidingly supporting areceptacle for move-- each havinga longitudinalridge, a retaining railsecured to said oven floor adjacent each a pair iotshoes.engagingasaidrails eachof said shoes .bei-ngiformed to provide a groove.of said firstnamed railsand eaohretai-ning I ;ra1l being provided witha horizontal flange,

IQCQlVlIlgdlhGl'ldgG of the corresponding rails.- .and a flangeprojecting-under. theaflange of 1: the corresponding retaining rail,andsup+ vporting-.-1 nean's-, carried by saidv shoesysaid shoesprojecting rearwardlyirom said .re-. ceptacle. supportingmeanswherebysaid re-. ceptaclesupportmg means can be completelywithdrawn. from the oven.. I

. 3. A device of the character described 'for slidingly supporting areceptacle for move? .ment in and out of an-oven,. c,omprising a pair ofralls'secured-ito the oven floorand each shoes secured .to saidskeleton: memberand V inwardly projecting ledges provided onfsaid eachhaving a groove adapted to receive said ridge and a flange adapted toengage the underside of the flange of the rail, a pair of posts risingfrom the sides of said skeleton member adj acentthe oven Walls, and

posts and adapted to support the edges of the receptacle, said shoesprojecting rear- Wardly from said rear posts whereby the re- 5 ceptaolesupported by said posts can be completely Withdrawn from the, oven.

In testimony signature. t

EDWARD BREITWIESER.

whereof I hereby affix my

